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Ich weiß nicht mehr wie alles kam, Nur daß ich stummen Abschied nahm Und stumm aus deinem Garten ritt Und daß ich seither alle Qual Der Eifersucht und Reue litt. Und das ich trostlos mich vermaß, Auf unsre Liebe allen Haß Und allen feilen Hohn zu häufen, Und daß ich dennoch heimlich ging Mein Leid im Becher zu ersäufen. Darüber rann die schnelle Zeit; In lichten Schleiern jahreweit Liegt unser Sommertraum dahinten, Und ist nicht Tor noch Brücke mehr Den Weg dahin zurück zu finden.
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 65-66.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Erinnerung", subtitle: "(1899)", written 1899 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Schmiedel (b. 1921), "Erinnerung", 1983 [ voice and guitar ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Recordança", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Remembrance", subtitle: "(1899)", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Souvenir", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-06-02
Line count: 15
Word count: 85
Je ne sais plus comment tout cela arriva, Seulement que muet, je pris congé Et que muet je quittai ton jardin à cheval, Et que depuis lors je souffre tous les maux De la jalousie et du remords. Et que tristement je ne mesurais pas L'accumulation de toutes ces haines sur notre amour Et de toutes ces vénales plaisanteries, Et que j'allais néanmoins secrètement Noyer ma douleur dans un verre. Là-dessus le temps passa vite ; Le voile léger des années lointaines Couvre le rêve passé de notre été, Et il n'y a plus ni porte ni pont Pour retrouver le chemin qui y mène.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Erinnerung", subtitle: "(1899)", written 1899
This text was added to the website: 2018-03-19
Line count: 15
Word count: 104